Reinforced crotch for men&#39;s underwear



Dec. 5, 1950 GADALOWITZ 2,532,805

REINFORCED CROTCH FOR MEN'S UNDERWEAR Filed April 21, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. HARRY GADALOWI'I'Z A l "125W:

Dec. 5, 1950 H. GADALOWITZ REINFORCED CROTCH FOR MEN'S UNDERWEAR '2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 21, 1947 Patented Dec. 5, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE REINFORCED CROTCH FOR arrs UNDERWEAR Harry Gadalowitz Brooklyn, N. Y. Application April 21, 1947, SerialfNo. 72,42,797

This invention relates to an improved nether garment for men, and particularly to means for reinforcing the crotch and for providing a pocket to receive the pendant male glands, without producing uncomfortable pressure upon them.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a nether garment for men'with a crotch-forming wall section having a pocke't formed therein, a service opening above the pocket and a reinforcing strip which normally closes the service opening and protects the male parts from draft and conceals them against accidental exposure, and which takes up some of the'wear and strain imposed upon the garment'crotch section.

A further object of the invention is to provide pattern parts for the commercial production of this nether garment, which will permit of mass production and the manufacture of a arment of high service quality.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the reinforced crotch for men's underwear.

Fig. 2 is a view of 'the underwear shown in Fig. 1 but turned inside out to expose the inside face of the crotch shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view, taken on line 3-.-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the .direction of the arrows thereof.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of thepattern pieces for the crotch section, showing the same in approximate assembly group formation. I

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailed view of the crotch portion of the garment shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a partial bottom plan view looking in the direction of the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a partial enlarged transverse sectional view taken on the line l---! of Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged partial vertical sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawing, which illustrates the practical embodiments of the invention, ill designates a front upper abdominal pattern section, to the lower edge of which the upper edges of the crotch pieces H and H are secured by edge stitching It. The confronting adjacent edges [4 and I5 of the crotch pieces II and I2 have their adjacent edges finished with binding l6, but are not secured to each other. But the outer 4 Claims. (Cl. 128'1593 edges l1 and [8 of these crotch pieces are secured I vide, when manually separated, the usual male service opening for the nether garment.

The lower edges 2| and 22 of the crotch ,pieces a II and l2 are secured by the stitching 23130 the lower edge "of the back section ,24. The lower portion of this back section 24 is formed with a central split '25 and divergent portions 25 and 21, in the original "pattern 28, from which the back section is formed.

The adjacent inner edges 26 and 2! of the divergentportions 26 and 2] are secured to each other by the stitching 29, which thus cups the area of the pattern thus molded into a pocket for receiving the pendant male glands. In join:-

ing the edges ZB and 21 to each other, the end edges 26' and 21 of the divergent portions 25 and 21 are moved into a straight line relation to each other, and these edges 26* and 2'! are then joined by the stitching 23 to the lower edges of the crotch pieces H and 'I2 while the side .edges 3! and 32 of the back section '24 are joined to the leg bands I9 and '20, I

The edge stitching l3 forms a curved lin which provides an anchoring point for the top end .of

the central reinforcing and gap closing strip 33,. which is secured by the stitching 13. The body of this central reinforcing and gap closing strip 33 extends over and closes the opening between the contacting inner edges 14 and 15 of the crotch suitablyhemmed and are not attached at any point to the rest of the garment, but are freely.

separable from the crotch forming pieces '1 l and H2, to permit the user to perform necessary physiological functions.

The front abdominal section it is united to the back section 24 by stitching 3B, which joins the side edge 39 of the abdominal section ill to the side edge 4!! of the back section, and by stitching 4|, which joins the side edge d2 of the abdominal section to the side edge 43 of the back section 24.

The nether garment is supported about the body by any suitable means, in this case an elastic band 44 being used, but it is understood that any other means may be employed.

At all times the gap between the adjacent edges M and [5 of the crotch pieces H and I2 is closed by the reinforcing strip 33, but due to the length and flexibility of this reinforcing strip, it may be displaced when the user so requires.

The pocket it formed by the moulded tailoring of the crotch area of the back section 24 provides a construction which comfortably fits the body of the user, and reduces chafing on sensitive parts. The wear and strain upon the crotch sections is centralized upon the reinforcing strip 33, so that the efiective life of the garment is considerable.

The pattern pieces permit the use of material sections which would be discarded in normal manufacture of garments for similar use but of different design.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed, and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. An undergarment for men, comprising a front abdominal section adapted to extend between the waist and a point slightly above the crotch, a back section adapted to extend from the waist to a point beneath the crotch and having its lower end spaced from the bottom edge of said front abdominal section. two crotch pieces dispos d in the space between the ad acent ed es of sa d sections, a reinforcing strip disposed behind the crotch pieces, stitches joining the top ed es of said crotch pieces and reinforcing strip to the bottom edge of said front abdominal section, and stitches joining the bottom edges of said crotch pieces and reinforcing strip to said lower end of said back section.

2. An undergarment for men, comprising a front abdominal section ada ted to extend between the waist and a point slightly above the tom edges of said crotch piec s and reinforcing strip to said lo er end of said back section, said crotch nieces having their inner ed es adiacent each other and finished with binding material forming an opening between the adjacent edges of said crotch pieces.

3. An undergarment for men, comprising a front abdominal section adapted to extend between the waist and a point slightly above the crotch, a back section adapted to extend from the waist to a point beneath the crotch and having its lower end spaced from the bottom edge of said front abdominal section, two crotch pieces disposed in the space between the adjacent edges of said sections, a reinforcing strip disposed behind the crotch pieces, stitches joining the top edges of said crotch pieces and reinforcing strip to the bottom edge of said front abdominal section, and stitches joining the bottom edges of said crotch pieces and reinforcing strip to said lower end of said back section, said crotch pieces having their inner edges adjacent each other and finished with binding material forming an opening between the adjacent edges of said crotch pieces, said opening being extended vertically between the adjacent edges of said crotch pieces.

4. An undergarment for men, comprising a front abdominal section adapted to extend between the waist and a point slightly above thecrotch, a back section adapted to extend from the waist to a point beneath the crotch and having its lower end spaced from the bottom edge of said front abdominal section, two crotch pieces disposed in the space between the adjacent edges of said sections, a reinforcing strip disposed behind the crotch pieces, stitches joining the top edges of said crotch pieces and reinforcing strip to the bottom edge of said front abdominal section, and stitches joining the bot tom edges of said crotch pieces and reinforcing strip to said lower end of said back section, said crotch pieces having their inner edges adjacent each other and finished with binding material forming an opening between the adjacent edges of said crotch pieces, said reinforcing strip being extended over said opening and having its side edges free of any securement to said crotch pieces forming a passage from said opening to the area behind said reinforcing strip between the adjacent faces of said crotch pieces and said reinforcing strip.

HARRY GADALOWITZ.

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